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COMMINGLED
Shall mean a combining of nonputrescible source-separated
recyclable materials for the purpose of recycling;
DESIGNATED RECYCLABLE MATERIALS
Shall mean those materials designated within the Morris County
District Solid Waste Management Plan to be source separated for the
purpose of recycling. These materials include:
a.
ALUMINUM CANSShall mean cans made from aluminum that was manufactured to hold a serving of a beverage. Specifically omitted from this definition are aluminum foil and aluminum pie plates.
b.
GLASS BOTTLES AND JARSShall mean bottles and jars made from glass including clear, brown and green glass. A bottle is defined as a receptacle having a narrow neck and a mouth that can be corked or capped. A jar is defined as a wide mouthed container that can be capped. Caps and lids not included. Specifically omitted from this definition are drinking glasses, windows, mirrors, light bulbs, and anything made of Pyrex® or ceramic.
c.
PLASTIC BOTTLES (CODED 1 AND 2)Shall mean plastic bottles coded to indicate that they are comprised of the specific types of plastic compounds (polymers) known as polyethylene terephthalate (PETE) or high density polyethylene (HDPE). See symbols below. A bottle is defined as a receptacle having a narrow neck and a mouth that can be corked or capped. Caps and lids not included. Any item made of plastic that is not a bottle, and any plastic bottle without 1 of the symbols shown to the left is specifically omitted from this definition. Empty bottles which contained hazardous materials, such as motor oil, antifreeze, etc. should not be recycled.
d.
STEEL (TIN) CANSShall mean an air-tight container for the distribution or storage of goods, composed of thin, usually ferrous, metal. Examples are soup cans and tuna fish cans.
e.
NEWSPAPERShall mean a publication containing news, information and advertising, usually printed on low-cost paper called newsprint. Newspaper may include glossy inserts which come with the paper, dependent upon the market conditions at the time.
g.
MIXED PAPERShall mean various categories of recyclable paper including, but not limited to white and colored paper used in printers, photocopiers and fax machines, white and colored ledger paper, carbonless copy paper, construction paper, undeliverable mail, mailed promotional letters/advertisements/circulars, magazines, catalogues, envelopes, soft cover books.
h.
LEAVESShall mean vegetative material, typically generated in the autumn when they fall from trees and then are raked from residents' and/or commercial lawns.
i.
GRASS CLIPPINGSShall mean vegetative material generated when grass (lawns) are cut.
j.
BRUSHShall mean branches, woody plants and other similar vegetative material. Leaves and grass do not constitute brush.
k.
NATURAL WOOD WASTEShall mean logs, stumps, branches and other wood tree parts. Dimensional lumber is omitted from inclusion in this definition.
l.
OIL-CONTAMINATED SOILShall mean nonhazardous soil that contains petroleum hydrocarbons (gasoline, diesel, kerosene, jet fuel, #4 & #6 heating oils and certain other refinery products including coal tar). This type of soil shall be determined to be nonhazardous in accordance with the standards set forth in N.J.A.C. 7:26.
m.
USED MOTOR OILShall mean motor oil from motor vehicles, lawn mowers, boats, etc., which has served its intended useful purpose.
n.
LEAD-ACID BATTERIESShall mean storage batteries in which the electrodes are grids of lead containing lead oxides that change in composition during charging and discharging, and the electrolyte is dilute sulfuric acid. These include starting batteries such as car batteries that deliver a short burst of high power to start the engine. In addition, they may include deep cell batteries found on boats or campers used to power accessories like trolling motors, winches or lights.
o.
HAZARDOUS DRY CELL BATTERIESShall mean rechargeable batteries, such as nickel-cadmium, nickel-iron, nickel metal hydride, lithium ion, small sealed lead acid, etc. These are often used as substitutes for non-rechargeable batteries in standard sizes such as AAA, AA, C, D and 9V. Rechargeable batteries are commonly found in cordless tools, cellular and cordless phones, laptop computers, cameras, remote controls, toys, etc. Also included in this definition are nonrechargeable batteries that are hazardous as defined by the Resource Conservation Recovery Act ("RCRA"), regardless of the RCRA exclusion of household waste from the definition of hazardous waste pursuant to 40 C.F.R. 261.4(b). Nonrechargeable, hazardous batteries include older alkaline and carbon zinc batteries as well as silver oxide, mercury and magnesium button-type batteries, etc. It should be noted that domestically manufactured alkaline and carbon zinc nonrechargeable batteries made after circa 1994 eliminated mercury content to the point that they should not be considered RCRA hazardous and therefore are not included in this material category.
p.
METAL APPLIANCESShall mean appliances composed predominantly of metal, and may include stoves, washing machines and dryers, for example, if the appliance is predominantly metal. Also included are air conditioners, refrigerators and dehumidifiers if they are predominantly metal. If these appliances on the latter list contain refrigerants that are prohibited by the Clean Air Act from being knowingly vented, the refrigerant must be recovered accordingly.
q.
WHOLE TIRES*Shall mean tires that are whole, not chipped into small pieces. (*Tires are allowed to be recycled and/or incinerated for energy recovery.)
ELECTRONIC WASTE
Shall mean a computer central processing unit and associated
hardware including keyboards, modems, printers scanners and fax machines;
a cathode ray tube, a cathode ray tube device, a flat panel display
or similar video display device with a screen that is greater than
four inches measured diagonally and that contains one or more circuit
boards, including a television, and cell phones.
MULTIFAMILY DWELLING
Shall mean any building or structure, or complex of buildings
in which three or more dwelling units are owner-occupied or rented
or leased, or offered for rental or lease, for residential purposes
(see N.J.S.A. 13:1E-99.13a.) and shall include hotels, motels, or
other guest houses serving transient or seasonal guests as those terms
are defined under subsection (j) of section 3 of the "Hotel and Multiple
Dwelling Law," P.L. 1967, c. 76 (C.55:13A-1 et seq.).
MUNICIPAL RECYCLING COORDINATOR
Shall mean the person or persons appointed by the municipal
governing body to fulfill the requirements of the Morris County Solid
Waste Management Plan and the New Jersey Statewide Mandatory Source
Separation and Recycling Act and those rules and regulations promulgated
therefor.
MUNICIPAL RECYCLING ENFORCEMENT COORDINATOR
Shall mean the person or persons named by the municipality
who shall fulfill the responsibilities with respect to recycling enforcement
coordination detailed in the March 2007 Morris County Solid Waste
Management Plan Amendment Section 8.6. This person may be the same
person designated as the Municipal Recycling Coordinator.
MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE (MSW) STREAM
Shall mean all solid waste generated at residential, commercial,
and institutional establishments within the boundaries of the Township
of Chatham which is not bulky waste or construction and demolition
debris.
RECYCLABLE MATERIAL
Shall mean those materials which would otherwise become solid
waste, and which may be collected, separated, or processed and returned
to the economic mainstream in the form of raw materials or products.
SOURCE SEPARATION
Shall mean the process by which recyclable materials are
separated at the point of generation by the generator thereof from
solid waste for the purposes of recycling.
SOURCE-SEPARATED RECYCLABLE MATERIALS
Shall mean recyclable materials which are separated at the
point of generation by the generator thereof from solid waste for
the purposes of recycling.
[Ord. No. 2008-08 § 1]
a. Mandatory Source Separation. It shall be mandatory for all persons
who are owners, tenants, or occupants of residential and nonresidential
premises, which shall include but not be limited to retail and other
commercial locations, as well as government, schools and other institutional
locations within the Township of Chatham, to separate designated recyclable
materials from all solid waste. Designated recyclable materials shall
be deposited separate and apart from other solid waste generated by
the owners, tenants, or occupants of such premises. Designated recyclable
materials shall be placed separately at the curb in a manner and on
such days and times as may be hereinafter established by regulations
promulgated by the Township.
b. Exemptions. Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 13:1E-99.16.6.(d), the governing
body of a municipality may exempt persons occupying commercial or
institutional premises within its municipal boundaries from the source
separation requirements of the section which requires persons generating
municipal solid waste within its municipal boundaries to source separate
from the municipal solid waste stream, the specified recyclable materials
if those persons have otherwise provided for the recycling of all
designated recyclable materials. To be eligible for an exemption pursuant
to this chapter, a commercial or institutional generator of solid
waste shall file an application for exemption with the Municipal Recycling
Coordinator on forms to be provided for this purpose. The form shall
include, at a minimum, the following information: the name of the
commercial or institutional entity; the street address location and
lot and block designation; the name, official title and phone number
of the person making application on behalf of the commercial or institutional
entity; the name, address, official contact person and telephone number
of the facility which provides the service of recycling those designated
recyclable materials, and a certification that the designated recyclable
materials will be recycled, and that, at least on an annual basis,
said recycling service provider or commercial/institutional generator
shall provide written documentation to the municipal recycling coordinator
of the total number of tons collected and recycled for each designated
material.
[Ord. No. 2008-08 § 1]
As set forth in N.J.S.A. 13:1E-99.13.3.b.(4)(c), the Township
of Chatham accepts the goal of 50% recycling of municipal solid waste
by 2015 and shall monitor its level of recycling and solid waste disposal
and shall strive to achieve the recycling of 50% of the municipal
solid waste generated within its borders.
[Ord. No. 2008-08 § 1]
The collection of recyclable material shall be in the manner
prescribed as follows:
a. All containers and brown paper bags containing recyclable materials
shall be placed, prior to collection, between the curb and the sidewalk,
or in the absence of curb and sidewalk, as near to the street as not
to constitute a danger, where such receptacles shall be readily accessible
to the collector without providing obstruction to pedestrians. The
owner or occupant of the premises shall keep all receptacles clean
and in safe handling condition. Receptacles or other items to be disposed
of shall be placed as noted above anytime after 5:00 p.m. of the day
immediately preceding the day of collection, but no later than 6:00
a.m. of the day of collection. After collection, any containers shall
be removed from the curbside by no later than 7:00 p.m. of the day
of collection.
b. All receptacles or dumpsters shall be maintained in accordance with
the Health Code of the Township of Chatham.
[Ord. No. 2008-08 § 1]
The owner of any property shall be responsible for compliance
with this section. For multifamily units, the management or owner
is responsible for setting up and maintaining the recycling system,
including collection of recyclable materials, in accordance with guidelines
or regulations established by the appropriate municipal office. Violations
and penalty notices will be directed to the owner or management, in
those instances where the violator is not easily identifiable. The
management shall issue notification and collection rules to new tenants
when they arrive and every six months during their occupancy.
[Ord. No. 2008-08 § 1]
a. All nonresidential generators, including commercial, industrial and
institutional establishments, of solid waste shall be required to
comply with the provisions of this section.
b. The arrangement for collection of designated recyclables hereunder
shall be the responsibility of the commercial, institutional or industrial
property owner or their designee, unless the municipality provides
for the collection of designated recyclable materials. All commercial,
institutional or industrial properties which provide outdoors litter
receptacles and disposal service for their contents shall also provide
receptacles for designated recyclable materials, for those materials
commonly deposited, in the location of the litter receptacle, and
shall provide for separate recycling service for their contents.
c. All nonresidential facilities shall report on an annual basis to
the Municipal Recycling Coordinator, on such forms as may be prescribed,
on recycling activities at their premises, including the amount of
recycled material, by material type, collected and recycled and the
vendor or vendors providing recycling service.
d. All food service establishments, as defined in the Health Code, shall,
in addition to compliance with all other recycling requirements, be
required to recycle grease and/or cooking oil created in the processing
of food or food products, and maintain such records as may be prescribed,
for inspection by any Code Enforcement Officer.
[Ord. No. 2008-08 § 1]
a. Any application to the planning board of the Township, for subdivision
or site plan approval for the construction of multi-family dwellings
of three or more units, single family developments of 50 or more units
or any commercial, institutional, or industrial development for the
utilization of 1,000 square feet or more of land, must include a recycling
plan. This plan must contain, at a minimum, the following:
1. A detailed analysis of the expected composition and amounts of solid
waste and recyclables generated at the proposed development; and
2. Locations documented on the application's site plan that provide
for convenient recycling opportunities for all owners, tenants, and
occupants. The recycling area shall be of sufficient size, convenient
location and contain other attributes (signage, lighting, fencing,
etc.) as may be determined by the municipal recycling coordinator.
b. Prior to the issuance of a certificate of occupancy by the Township,
the owner of any new multifamily housing or commercial, institutional,
or industrial development must supply a copy of a duly executed contract
with a hauling company for the purposes of collection and recycling
of source-separated recyclable materials, in those instances where
the municipality does not otherwise provide this service.
c. Provision shall be made for the indoor, or enclosed outdoor, storage
and pickup of solid waste, to be approved by the Municipal Engineer.
[Ord. No. 2008-08 § 1]
a. It shall be unlawful for solid waste collectors to collect solid
waste that is mixed with, or contains visible signs of, designated
recyclable materials. It is also unlawful for solid waste collectors
to remove for disposal those bags or containers of solid waste which
visibly display a warning notice sticker or some other device indicating
that the load of solid waste contains designated recyclable materials.
b. It shall be the responsibility of the resident or occupant to properly
segregate the uncollected solid waste for proper disposal or recycling.
Allowing such unseparated solid waste and recyclables to accumulate
will be considered a violation of this section and the local sanitary
code.
c. Once placed in the location identified by this section, or any rules
or regulations promulgated pursuant to this section, no person, other
than those authorized by the municipality, shall tamper with, collect,
remove, or otherwise handle designated recyclable materials.
[Ord. No. 2008-08 § 1]
The Code Enforcement Official, the Department of Health, the
Recycling Coordinator, the Property Maintenance Official, the Housing
Officer, the Chatham Township Police Department and the Morris County
Office of Health Management are hereby individually and severally
empowered to enforce the provisions of this section. An inspection
may consist of sorting through containers and opening of solid waste
bags to detect, by sound or sight, the presence of any recyclable
material.
[Ord. No. 2008-08 § 1]
Any person, corporation, occupant, or entity that violates or
fails to comply with any provision of this section or any of the rules
and regulations promulgated hereunder shall, upon conviction thereof,
be punishable by a fine not less than $25, nor more than $1,000. Each
day for which a violation of this section occurs shall be considered
a separate offense. Fines levied and collected pursuant to the provisions
of this section shall be immediately deposited into the Municipal
Recycling Trust Fund (or equivalent). Monies in the Municipal Recycling
Trust Fund shall be used for the expenses of the municipal recycling
program.
[Ord. No. 2008-08 § 1]
All designated recyclable materials placed for collection or
delivered to the Township Recycling Center are the property of the
Township, and no person who is not authorized by the Township shall
appropriate any such materials.
[Ord. No. 2008-08 § 1]
In the event that it is determined, by a Court of competent
jurisdiction, that any provision or subsection of this section is
unconstitutional, all other subsections and provisions shall remain
in effect. This section shall take effect immediately, unless otherwise
provided by Resolution of the governing body.
[Ord. No. 11-64; Ord. No. 20-69]
As used in this section:
COLLECTOR
Shall mean any individual, firm, partnership, corporation
or other legal entity engaged in the collection or removal of refuse
from any dwelling in the Township for a fee. The term "collector"
shall include the term "scavenger."
DWELLING
Shall mean any single-family, two-family or three-family
house.
OCCUPANT
Shall mean any person occupying any dwelling in the Township.
PERSON
Shall mean any individual, corporation, firm, partnership
or other entity.
REFUSE
Shall mean garbage, that is, putrescible animal and vegetable
wastes resulting from the handling, preparation, cooking and consumption
of food, other putrescible and non-putrescible wastes, including tin
cans, bottles and other containers, paper and paper products, rags,
ashes, lawn cuttings, hedge trimmings, leaves and other garden debris,
whether separate or commingled, from any dwelling in the Township,
except that the word "refuse" shall not include the following: building
construction wastes, large or heavy manufactured articles, boulders,
earth, trees and parts thereof.
REFUSE TRUCK
Shall mean any commercial vehicle which is used for the collection,
transportation or hauling of refuse or rubbish.
RUBBISH
Shall mean all those wastes and discarded materials, not
constituting refuse, which result from the use of any dwelling in
the Township.
TOWNSHIP
Shall mean the Township of Chatham in the County of Morris,
New Jersey.
[Ord. No. 11-64; Ord. No. 20-69]
No refuse or rubbish shall be dumped or disposed of upon any
public or private land in the Township except in accordance with authority
which may be granted pursuant to the provisions of Township ordinances.
[Ord. No. 11-64; Ord. No. 20-69]
a. Prevention of Nuisance. Collectors and their employees shall render
efficient, quiet and courteous service. No collector or employee shall
cause any nuisance or engage in boisterousness, loud-talking, offensive
language or undue noise.
Any refuse which is spilled or blown shall be immediately cleaned
up so as to maintain properties and streets in a clean condition.
No collector or employee shall solicit any gratuities in connection
with collection services rendered.
b. Disposal of Refuse. All refuse and rubbish collected by any collector
within the Township shall be properly disposed of by a method which
does not violate any provision of State law or Township ordinances.
[Ord. No. 11-64; Ord. No. 20-69]
a. Every occupant who has contracted for collection service shall provide
and utilize refuse containers of metal or plastic construction which
are strong, and which have tight-fitting covers and proper handles.
All refuse containers shall be kept clean and in a safe condition
for handling.
No refuse container when filled shall have a total weight in
excess of 80 pounds.
Garbage and other refuse may be commingled in any refuse container.
b. Location of Containers. On collection days, refuse containers shall
be placed by occupants outside and closely adjacent to their dwellings,
either at the side or rear thereof, so that refuse can be collected
from one location and without entering any building.
While standing outside any building, filled refuse containers
shall be tightly covered.
[Ord. No. 24-91, Preamble]
Chapter 170 of the Public Laws of 1991 requires that each municipality
in which solid waste collection services are provided wholly or in
part on an individual private contract basis adopt an ordinance requiring
every owner or occupant of a developed property which is now provided
with municipal solid waste collection service to have a currently
effective individual private contract for regular collection service.
[Ord. No. 24-91 § 1]
As used in this section:
SOLID WASTE
Shall mean garbage, refuse and other discarded materials
resulting from any domestic, business, commercial, institutional,
agricultural, governmental or other activity or operation carried
on within the Township. The term shall not include any materials which
are required to be recycled by ordinances, rules or regulations of
the Township or which are voluntarily recycled.
[Ord. No. 24-91 § 2]
Every responsible solid waste generator shall have a currently
effective contract for regular solid waste collection service with
a contractor lawfully providing such service within the Township.
The foregoing requirement shall not apply to a responsible solid
waste generator who may be provided with regular solid waste collection
service by the Township.
[Ord. No. 24-91 § 3]
Within six months of the date of the adoption of this section, and at least once every six months thereafter, notice of the requirement established by subsection
18-3.3 shall be given in a manner provided by Chapter 170 of the Public Laws of 1991 to all responsible solid waste generators within the Township who are subject to such requirement.
[Ord. No. 24-91 § 4]
Any person subject to the requirement of subsection
18-3.3 who fails to comply therewith shall, upon conviction, be subject to a fine not exceeding $200 or imprisonment for a period not exceeding 30 days, or both.
[Ord. No. 24-91 § 6]
Upon final adoption of this ordinance, a certified copy shall
be forwarded by the Township Clerk to the New Jersey Board of Public
Utilities by certified mail.
[Ord. No. 2005-020 § 1]
The purpose of this section is to establish the requirements
for the proper handling of yard waste and to establish a yard waste
collection and disposal program in the Township of Chatham so as to
protect public health, safety and welfare, and to prescribe penalties
for the failure to comply.
[Ord. No. 2005-020 § 1]
For the purpose of this section, the following terms, phrases,
words and their derivations shall have the means stated herein unless
their use in the text of this section clearly demonstrates a different
meaning. When not inconsistent with the context, words used in the
present tense include the future, words used in the plural number
include the singular number, and words used in the singular number
include the plural number. The word "shall" is always mandatory and
not merely directory.
CONTAINERIZED
Shall mean the placement of yard waste in a trash can, bucket,
bag or other vessel, such as to prevent the yard waste from spilling
or blowing out into the street and coming into contact with stormwater.
PERSON
Shall mean any individual, corporation, company, partnership,
firm, association, or political subdivision of this State subject
to municipal jurisdiction.
STREET
Shall mean any street, avenue, boulevard, road, parkway,
viaduct, drive, or other way, which is an existing State, County,
or municipal roadway, and includes the land between the street lines,
whether improved or unimproved, and may comprise pavement, shoulders,
gutters, curbs, sidewalks, parkway areas, and other areas within the
street lines.
[Ord. No. 2005-020 § 1]
Except as otherwise provided in this section, the owner or occupant
of any property, or any employee or contractor of such owner or occupant
engaged to provide lawn care or landscaping services, shall not sweep,
rake, blow or otherwise place yard waste, unless the yard waste is
containerized, in the street. If yard waste that is not containerized
is placed in the street, the party responsible for placement of yard
waste must remove the yard waste from the street or said party shall
be deemed in violation of this section.
[Ord. No. 2005-020 § 1]
Sweeping, raking, blowing or otherwise placing yard waste that
is not containerized at the curb or along the street is only allowed
during the seven days prior to a scheduled and announced collection,
and shall not be placed closer than 10 feet from any storm drain inlet.
Placement of such yard waste at the curb or along the street at any
other time or in any other manner is a violation of this section.
If such placement of yard waste occurs, the party responsible for
placement of the yard waste must remove the yard waste from the street
or said party shall be deemed in violation of this section.
[Ord. No. 2005-020 § 1]
The provisions of this section shall be enforced by the Zoning
Officer or his designee and the Police Department.
[Ord. No. 2005-020 § 1]
Any person(s) who is found to be in violation of the provisions of this section shall be subject to a fine not to exceed the fine set forth at Section
1-5 of this Code of the Township of Chatham.
[Ord. No. 2009-14 § 1]
Clothing bins may be placed only in the following locations:
Chatham Township Recycling Center (end of Tanglewood Lane) (maximum
total of all clothing bins - 4).
Churches, schools, municipal facilities other than the Recycling
Center, nonprofit facilities, and religious institutions (maximum
total of all clothing bins per institution - 3).
Notwithstanding any other provision to the contrary, no person
shall place, use or employ a donation clothing bin, for solicitation
purposes, unless all of the following requirements are met:
a. The donation clothing bin is owned by a charitable organization registered
with the Attorney General of the State of New Jersey pursuant to P.L.
1994, c. 16 or any person; and
b. The registered charitable organization or the person has obtained
a permit valid for a period of one year, from the Zoning Officer in
accordance with the following:
1. In applying for such a permit, the registered charitable organization
or person shall include:
(a)
The size of the bin (not larger than six feet by six feet by
six feet and the location where the bin would be situated, as precisely
as possible;
(b)
The manner in which the charitable organization or person anticipates
any clothing or other donations collected via the bin would be used,
sold or dispersed, and the method by which the proceeds of collected
donations would be allocated or spent;
(c)
The name, address, and telephone number of the bona fide office
of the applicant and of any entity which may share or profit from
any clothing or other donations collected via the bin;
(d)
The schedule of pickups removing the articles from the bins,
which can be no less often than once per week, and the name and telephone
number of the person to be notified if the bin is overflowing prior
to the scheduled date of pickup; and
(e)
Written consent from the property owner, or the owner's authorized
representative, to place the bin on his/her property.
2. The Zoning Officer shall not grant an application for a permit to
place, use, or employ a donation clothing bin if he/she determines
that the placement of the bin is either in the front yard setback
or could constitute a safety hazard. Such hazards may include, but
are not limited to, the placement of a donation clothing bin in parking
spaces, in any area that interferes with pedestrian or vehicular traffic,
or any place which stores large amounts of, or sells, fuel or other
flammable liquids or gases.
3. The fee for such application for the zoning permit shall be $25 per
bin.
4. An expiring permit for a donation clothing bin may be renewed by
a charitable organization or person upon payment of the $25 renewal
fee per bin and by application that shall include the following information:
(a)
The location where the bin is situated, as precisely as possible,
and, if applicant intends to move it, the new location where the bin
would be situated after the renewal is granted;
(b)
The manner in which the person has used, sold or dispersed any
clothing or other donations collected via the bin, the method by which
the proceeds of collected donations have been allocated or spent,
and any changes the person anticipates it may make in these processes
during the period covered by the renewal;
(c)
The name, address and telephone number of the bona fide office
of the applicant and any entity which shared or profited from any
clothing or other donations collected via the bin, and of any entities
which may do so during the period covered by the renewal;
(d)
The schedule of pickups removing the articles from the bins,
which can be no less often than once per week, and the name and telephone
number of the person to be notified if the bin is overflowing prior
to the date of pickup; and
(e)
Written consent from the property owner, or the owner's authorized
representative, to place the bin on his/her property;
5. The following information shall be clearly and conspicuously written
in either paint or permanent marker on the exterior of the donation
clothing bin:
(a)
The name and address of the registered charitable organization
or person that owns the bin, and of any other entity which may share
or profit from any clothing or other donations collected via the bin.
(b)
The telephone number of the organization's bona fide office
and, if applicable, the telephone number of the bona fide office of
any other entity which may share or profit from any clothing or other
donations collected via the bin. The telephone number of an answering
machine or service unrelated to the charitable organization does not
satisfy this requirement.
(c)
The charitable organization's registration number, permit number
and its date of expiration.
(d)
In cases when any entity other than the person who owns the
bin may share or profit from any clothing or other donations collected
via the bin, a notice, written in a clear and easily understandable
manner, indicating that clothing or other donations collected via
the bin, their proceeds, or both, may be shared, or given entirely
to, an entity other than the person who owns the bin, and identifying
all such entities which may share or profit from such donations.
(e)
A statement, indicating the manner in which the charitable organization
or person anticipates any clothing or other donations collected via
the bin would be used, sold or dispersed, and the method by which
the proceeds of collected donations would be allocated or spent.
6. Any clothing bin permitted hereunder shall be properly painted and
maintained, and shall be free of defects.
c. The Zoning Officer or his designee shall receive and investigate,
within 45 days, any complaints from the public about the bin.
1. Whenever it appears to the Zoning Officer or his designee that an
organization or a person has engaged in or is engaging in any act
or practice in violation of this section, the organization or person
who placed the bin shall be issued a warning, stating that if the
violation is not rectified or an appeal taken within 15 days, then
the bin, any clothing or other donations collected via the bin will
be sold at public auction. In addition to any other means used to
notify the person who placed the bin, a warning shall be affixed to
the exterior of the bin itself.
2. In the event that the person who placed the bin does not rectify
the violation or request a hearing within 15 days of the posting of
the warning, the Township may seize the bin, remove it or have it
removed, at the expense of the person who placed the bin, and sell
it at public auction or otherwise dispose of any clothing or other
donations collected via the bin. Any proceeds from the sale of the
donations collected via the bin shall be paid to the Township.
3. In addition to any other penalties or remedies under this section, any person who violates any provision which results in the seizure of the donation clothing bin shall be subject to a penalty for each violation as specified pursuant to Section
1-5, General Penalty, of the Code of the Township of Chatham.
d. If any provision or portion of a provision of this section is held
to be unconstitutional, preempted by Federal or State law, or otherwise
invalid by any court of competent jurisdiction, the remaining provisions
of the section shall not be invalidated.